Black Artists and a Woman Made History at the 2018 Creative Arts Emmys

It’s too bad that the Creative Arts Emmys aren’t telecast because the 2018 winners list is filled with men and women who made television history. For the first time, black actors swept all of the guest star categories, while GLOW’s Shauna Duggins became the first woman to win the award for Outstanding Stunt Coordination. Read on for more details and the full list of winners from this year’s Creative Arts Emmys.

The two-day affair took place over the weekend in Los Angeles, where the Emmys honored achievements in television including best animated series (Rick & Morty), ensemble casting, stunt coordination, cinematography, guest actors, and reality programming. While the typical awards show usually offers a mixed bag of excitement and disappointment, this year’s Creative Arts Emmys were joyful from top to bottom.

It’s truly too bad that these awards weren’t telecast because a handful of 2018 winners made history over the weekend, with Shauna Duggins becoming the first woman to win for Outstanding Stunt Coordination and black actors completely sweeping the TV guest star categories: Tiffany Haddish for hosting SNL, Ron Cephas Jones for This Is Us, Samira Wiley for The Handmaid’s Tale, and Katt Williams for Atlanta. They weren’t the only black artists who made history this weekend; musician John Legend became one of the youngest artists and the first black artist to EGOT, taking home an Emmy for his work on the televised musical Jesus Christ Superstar.

Other notable wins include several for Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown, with the late chef and TV personality taking home multiple awards for his acclaimed travel docu-series.

CONAN Without Borders The Oscars RuPaul’s Drag Race Watch What Happens Live! With Andy Cohen America’s Got Talent Dancing With The Stars Saturday Night Live So You Think You Can Dance The VoiceOutstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Variety Special

The Alienist Altered CarbonCounterpart GLOW WestworldOutstanding Makeup For A Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic)

Game Of Thrones GLOW The Handmaid’s Tale This Is Us Vikings Westworld Outstanding Makeup For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special (Non-Prosthetic)

Dancing With The Stars Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert RuPaul’s Drag Race Saturday Night Live The VoiceOutstanding Makeup For A Limited Series Or Movie (Non-Prosthetic)

American Horror Story: Cult The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story Genius: Picasso The Last Tycoon Twin PeaksOutstanding Prosthetic Makeup For A Series, Limited Series, Movie Or Special

American Horror Story: Cult The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story Game Of Thrones Star Trek: Discovery WestworldOutstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score)

Game Of Thrones - “The Dragon And The Wolf” Ramin Djawadi

Marvel’s Jessica Jones - “AKA Playland”
Sean Callery

Once Upon A Time - “Leaving Storybrooke”
Mark Isham, Cindy O'Connor, and Michael Simon

SEAL Team - “Pattern Of Life”
W.G. Snuffy Walden and A. Patrick Rose

Star Wars Rebels - “Family Reunion - And Farewell”
Kevin Kiner

Westworld - “Akane No Mai”
Ramin DjawadiOutstanding Music Composition For A Limited Series, Movie Or Special (Original Dramatic Score)

Diana Rigg, Game Of ThronesSamira Wiley, The Handmaid's Tale
Cherry Jones, The Handmaid's Tale
Kelly Jenrette, The Handmaid's Tale
Cicely Tyson, How To Get Away With Murder
Viola Davis, ScandalOutstanding Actor In A Short Form Comedy Or Drama Series

Miles Tagtmeyer, Broken
DeStorm Power, Caught The Series
Alexis Denisof, I Love Bekka & LucyJames Corden, James Corden's Next James Corden
Melvin Jackson Jr., This Eddie Murphy Role Is Mine, Not YoursOutstanding Actress In A Short Form Comedy Or Drama Series

Carol Burnett Show 50th Anniversary Special Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2018Dave Chappelle: Equanimity Full Frontal With Samantha Bee Presents: The Great American* Puerto Rico (*It's Complicated) Steve Martin & Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget For The Rest Of Your LifeOutstanding Short Form Comedy Or Drama Series

aka Wyatt Cenac An Emmy For Megan Grey's Anatomy: B TeamJames Corden's Next James Corden The Walking Dead: Red MacheteOutstanding Short Form Variety Series

Between The Scenes - The Daily Show Carpool Karaoke: The Series Creating Saturday Night Live Gay Of Thrones Honest Trailers The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon - Cover RoomOutstanding Short Form Nonfiction Or Reality Series

The Americans: The Final SeasonAnthony Bourdain: Explore Parts Unknown The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story: America’s Obsessions Jay Leno's Garage Top Chef: Last Chance KitchenOutstanding Children's Program

Icarus Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond - Featuring A Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention Of Tony Clifton Mister Rogers: It's You I Like SpielbergThe Zen Diaries Of Garry ShandlingOutstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Series

American Masters Blue Planet II The Defiant Ones The Fourth Estate Wild Wild Country Outstanding Informational Series Or Special

Westworld
Doug Coleman and Brian Machleit, Stunt CoordinatorOutstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Series

The Big Bang Theory Dancing With The Stars Jimmy Kimmel Live! Last Week Tonight With John Oliver Saturday Night Live The VoiceOutstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Limited Series, Movie Or Special